STRIKERS FC
COMPETITIVE

Strikers FC Fall Travel team season is for U11 and up (excluding high school players as fall season coincides with high school league). U11-U15 (2015-2011s) 

 

Practices: 

U12-U15 (2014-2011s) - 3 per week and begins the week of August 18-Oct 15 

U11 (2015s) - 2 per week and begins the week of August 25-Oct 15 

 

Tournaments & Friendlies:

Each team will participate in:

Zootown Cup (MSLA)

Two friendlies in MSLA

Glacier Surf Cup

Sleeping Giant tournament

 

Price:

U13-U15 (2013-2011s): $890

U12 (2014s): $845

U11 (2015s): $790

 

*Please note season fees have increased since Fall 2024 for the following reasons:  We added a full tournament weekend with the Glacier Surf Cup, which is in place of Helena friendlies in 2024, the tournament is $120-150 per player. We increased our base coach's salary 3% - first increase in 2 years. Parks and Rec field rentals increased by 5% in January 2025. New office/storage building). Increased our coaches' food per diem and mileage to be more in line with state rates (but are still lower than).  

 

Players must be committed to attending all tournaments and games listed above. For questions about this program, email Chris.essman@strikersfcmt.org

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Team Formation & Tryouts:

How are teams formed?

• Teams will largely remain consistent in the fall from the spring season where situations allow. There will be situations that do not allow teams to remain the same in the fall than the spring; therefore adjustments to rosters will need to be made. A few of these are situations we predict but are not limited to include:

  • 2015s moving from U10 to U11 (7v7 to 9v9)

  • 2013s moving from U12 to U13 (9v9 to 11v11)

  • 2011s integrating with 2012s (“trapped” 8th graders)

  • Unsustainable roster size for a team/age group based on registrations (too few for a team, or too many for one team)

 

Are there tryouts?

• No, we will not hold formal tryouts in the fall season. With Strikers FC tryouts being held in November, we do not think it is logistically or emotionally appropriate for all players and staff to hold two tryout sessions in this short span of time. 

 

What if my player did not participate in the spring season? Can he/she still play?

• Yes, all players who register for the Strikers FC Fall Competitive Program will be placed on a team for the fall season. Even if your player did not participate in the spring season, that player will be placed. All players for the fall season will be placed and no players will be turned away. Our staff will ensure that every player has a place to play within Strikers FC. 

 

How are players placed on teams?

• The coaches and technical staff (Technical Director) will make placements based on our club’s tryout makeup policy. See the Tryout & Evaluation Process HERE.

• If there are a small number of players who need placement for the fall season, these players will follow the individual make-up policy. If there is a significant change in the roster, in that a team cannot stay intact from the spring, or if there is a significant influx of players that affect the continuation of the spring team, we may run a tryout for the entire group. In this instance, players from the spring season could be shifted to and from a new “team” for the fall season. 

 

Training Structure & Integration:

2015 teams train 2x a week as a team

2014-2011 teams train 3x a week

 

Coaches can choose to mix teams on occasion throughout the season; however, training sessions will largely be run as an individual team, as long as there is appropriate attendance to run an effective session.

 

Game Schedule:

• Zootown Cup Sept 12-14, Strikers FC 7v7 Tournament in Missoula

• Friendlies Sept 27 in Missoula

• Glacier Surf Cup Oct 3-5 in Whitefish

• Sleeping Giant Oct 10-12 in Helena

 

Additional Opportunities: each one of these events must be agreed upon by coaches/teams to attend and come at an additional individual cost to fall fees

• Friendlies Sept 6 in Helena; additional cost $18-30

• Tamarack Fall Classic Sept 19-21 in Kalispell; additional cost $105-150

• Surf Challenge Sept 20-21 in Bozeman; additional cost $115-$158

Boise Timbers Thorns Classic Oct 31-Nov 2 in Boise, ID; additional cost $165-$215